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===2nd Logo (1995-2006; 2014-)=== | ===2nd Logo (1995-2006; 2014-)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Ribbon", "The Sunny Ribbon" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Ribbon", "The Sunny Ribbon" | ||
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*The color of the CGI yellow sun in "WONDER" can vary. On nearly all Sony Wonder releases, the CGI sun is in gold-yellow. On many ''Sesame Street'' VHS releases from late 1996-early 1998 such as ''Sing Yourself Sillier At the Movies'' and ''Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth'', the CGI sun is in orange-yellow orange. On early 1996 ''Sesame Street'' VHS releases such as ''Elmocize'' and ''Rock & Roll'', the logo appears brighter, making the CGI sun appear in a white-tinted color. | *The color of the CGI yellow sun in "WONDER" can vary. On nearly all Sony Wonder releases, the CGI sun is in gold-yellow. On many ''Sesame Street'' VHS releases from late 1996-early 1998 such as ''Sing Yourself Sillier At the Movies'' and ''Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth'', the CGI sun is in orange-yellow orange. On early 1996 ''Sesame Street'' VHS releases such as ''Elmocize'' and ''Rock & Roll'', the logo appears brighter, making the CGI sun appear in a white-tinted color. | ||
*On widescreen DVD releases from the company, the logo is centered on a baby blue background, and is "blended" into it in the cheapest way possible. | *On widescreen DVD releases from the company, the logo is centered on a baby blue background, and is "blended" into it in the cheapest way possible. | ||
*On the 1999 VHS of ''Little Witch'', an SME copyright notice (in the Impact font) can be seen after the logo fades out. | |||
*In rare cases, the logo is already formed. Some examples of this include the endings to ''Mega Babies'', ''Rainbow Fish'', and ''Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer''. | |||
*On the Greek release of ''Rainbow Fish'', the already-formed logo has its animation stop near the end of its runtime. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The ribbon flying, the sun and the Sony logo both appearing. For the still widescreen version, none. | '''FX/SFX:''' The ribbon flying, the sun and the Sony logo both appearing. For the still widescreen version, none. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' When the logo starts, we hear a riveting string note being held out, and when the ribbon appears, descending harp notes play in-sync with the ribbon. As the ribbon is in its position with the sun appearing, a brief flute melody plays, and when the Sony logo appears, everything rises to a majestic note complete with tubular bells that slowly stops once the logo fades. This is all synthesized, with some samples produced on the E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral digital synthesizer. | '''Music/Sounds:''' When the logo starts, we hear a riveting string note being held out, and when the ribbon appears, descending harp notes play in-sync with the ribbon. As the ribbon is in its position with the sun appearing, a brief flute melody plays, and when the Sony logo appears, everything rises to a majestic note complete with tubular bells that slowly stops once the logo fades. This is all synthesized, with some samples produced on the E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral digital synthesizer. | ||
'''Music/Sounds | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
*For the early version of the logo, some of the instruments are more quiet. This variant wasn't used for very long, as the normal music would eventually take its place for the rest of its run. | |||
*In some cases, it's either the advertisement music or opening/ending theme of a show/feature. | |||
*At the end of ''Timothy Tweedle'', the logo's music starts very late, due to its music and the Balmur Entertainment music being swapped. | |||
'''Availability:''' Common. It can be seen on many Sony Wonder tapes and DVDs from the late '90s to the mid 2000s, such as Sesame Street videos, later Arthur releases, and specials from Golden Books Family Entertainment/Classic Media (though on VHS tapes, it mainly appeared at the end). The still widescreen version is found on ''The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale'' and ''The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today'' (the Christmas special has the Stage 6 Films logo instead). It can also be seen on the Sony Wonder DVD and VHS of ''Caillou's Holiday Movie'', in place of the Warner Home Video logo. Some of the last releases to use this logo were the 2006 VHS releases of ''Sesame Street: Guess That Shape And Color'', ''Elmo's Potty Time'', and ''Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!''. The "blended" widescreen variant can be found on the DVD release of ''The Legend of Frosty the Snowman'' (the 2005 special). | '''Availability:''' Common. It can be seen on many Sony Wonder tapes and DVDs from the late '90s to the mid 2000s, such as Sesame Street videos, later Arthur releases, and specials from Golden Books Family Entertainment/Classic Media (though on VHS tapes, it mainly appeared at the end). The still widescreen version is found on ''The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale'' and ''The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today'' (the Christmas special has the Stage 6 Films logo instead). It can also be seen on the Sony Wonder DVD and VHS of ''Caillou's Holiday Movie'', in place of the Warner Home Video logo. Some of the last releases to use this logo were the 2006 VHS releases of ''Sesame Street: Guess That Shape And Color'', ''Elmo's Potty Time'', and ''Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!''. The "blended" widescreen variant can be found on the DVD release of ''The Legend of Frosty the Snowman'' (the 2005 special). | ||